New Medicaid Chief Touts Work Requirements, Mental Health Waivers

The new director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services touted CMS’ commitment to work requirements in Medicaid in a speech Wednesday (Nov. 14), and said the agency is seeing “exciting results.” Mayhew also said the agency’s newly announced waiver opportunity for expanding Medicaid coverage of inpatient mental health treatment will include increased monitoring of states’ mental health programs. Mayhew became the agency’s Medicaid chief last month after seven years as commissioner for health and human services in Maine,...